“He has already shown that he is more than capable of performing in the Aviva Premiership during his time with Leicester, and I’m delighted that he has made the decision to move to Newcastle.

“His strong displays for Leeds over the last two seasons have really caught our eye, and he is at a good age with an amazing amount of potential.”

Green joins Bristol scrum-half Ruki Tipuna and Rotherham centre Juan Pablo Socino in being Newcastle’s confirmed three signings for next term, Chris Pilgrim and James Fitzpatrick the only confirmed leavers as they prepare to join Leeds in the summer.

The Falcons travel to London Irish on Sunday hoping to end their worst ever run in Premiership history, having lost their last 12 games in the competition since beating the Exiles at the end of October.